A police officer convicted of rape last week was sentenced to eight years in prison today in the Supreme Court. Before the sentencing, Crispin Jeffries Jr. asked Justice Adolph Lucas to be as lenient as possible and stated that when he left home on the night of March thirteenth, 2004, he did not have any […]
Also in the Supreme Court, the verdict was returned in the case of a sixteen year old girl accused of chopping off the finger of a woman with a machete. After three hours of deliberation, which ended at seven-thirty last night, the jury found the teen, who was fourteen at the time of the incident, […]
A career chain snatcher has been given six years in prison for yet another incident involving a gold chain. Rudolph “Tuba” Smith of Plues Street was found guilty of robbery after his victim, Lorraine Herrera, testified that she was walking on Water Lane in Belize City on November fifteenth, 2004, when Tuba accosted her, held […]
As more and more Belizeans are diagnosed with heart disease, diabetes and other life threatening ailments, nutrition has become extremely important to our population. And as attention shifts to food and healthy diets, the issue of food security naturally arises. Today those topics were at the centre of discussion in Corozal. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle […]
Anyone interested in purchasing the B.T.L. shares being offered by the Government of Belize will have to hurry. Subscription forms, an offering memorandum, and a B.T.L. prospectus became available today at the Central Bank. But according to a release from the Ministry of Budget Management, the offering ends on October twenty-eighth… giving any potential buyer […]
The students of two Belize City primary schools, Trinity Methodist and St. Joseph’s, got a special treat today as musical superstar Leela Vernon performed at their campuses. The shows were part of a new joint initiative between the National Institute of Culture and History and the Ministry of Education called “Mobile Legends” which will be […]
The wait is over… Belize City police have finally decided which people to credit with the arrest of American fugitive Niles Scott. But in addition to helping rid Belize of a wanted criminal, the three are in line to collect the sizeable reward being offered by talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Today I tracked down […]
It’s hard to believe it’s really been fifteen years since the Belize National Dance Company was created and began training with Cuban master, Professor Eduardo Rivera. The group, which drew dancers from all over the country, has flowered since 1990. But today the company is facing a crucial turning point as founding members are getting […]
